The Mena region witnessed six IPOs in the second quarter (Q2) of 2016, collectively raising $397.2 million, a 40 per cent decrease in volume and 81 per cent decrease in value compared to Q1 2016.
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A total of 85 real estate funds with total assets valued at SR25.5 billion ($6.8 billion) were operating in Saudi Arabia by the end of 2013, a report said.
All public real estate funds achieved a positive performance during the ye

QInvest Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of Qatar’s leading investment bank QInvest, has been granted a licence by the Capital Market Authority (CMA) to conduct business in Saudi Arabia, and has commenced business activities.
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Oman's regulator, Capital Market Authority, is encouraging consolidation of brokerages in the small non-Opec producer and expects at least three to four initial public offerings next year, its executive president said.
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Oman Economic Review, in association with Capital Market Authority, is set to host a debate on Oman economy and the way forward for various businesses in the Sultanate on October 25.
Over 200 movers and shakers from Oman’s corporate sector

The Saudi bourse regulator has fined four listed firms for breaching disclosure rules as it tries to polish the image of an opaque bourse gradually opening up to foreign investors.
The chief executive of Zain Saudi Arabia, the kingdom'

Saudi regulators imposed sanctions on five people for insider trading and stock price manipulation in a fresh bid to improve the opaque image of the local bourse, which is gradually opening up to foreign investors.
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The Saudi stock market regulator has approved setting up a market for debt securities, it said on Saturday, responding to a long-standing demand by some firms to diversify sources of financing amid tight credit conditions.
The Capital Mark

EFG-Hermes Securities Brokerage said it is offering its foreign institutional investors access to the largest market in the Middle East & North Africa (Mena) region, Saudi Arabia, through its recently launched Abwab product.
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